The Family Prostitute: Portraits of Women Brand-New to the Sex Trade

Kevin Scanlon Chelsea, 26, used to work in a restaurant in Montrose. She's now helping her parents pay their rent.
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Kevin Scanlon Chelsea, 26, used to work in a restaurant in Montrose. She's now helping her parents pay their rent.
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Kevin Scanlon It is what it is.
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Kevin Scanlon Nikki, 24, is the sole supporter of two kids and her mother. At the Love Ranch, she can make three times in one day what she made in a week at her office job in Riverside.
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Kevin Scanlon Nikki, 24, is the sole supporter of two kids and her mother. At the Love Ranch, she can make three times in one day what she made in a week at her office job in Riverside.
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Kevin Scanlon The parlor at the Love Ranch, where customers meet their match.
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Kevin Scanlon Ciara, 20, earned $8,000 one week, half of which she gets to keep. She supports her boyfriend, who has cancer, and his mother.
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Kevin Scanlon Ciara, 20, earned $8,000 one week, half of which she gets to keep. She supports her boyfriend, who has cancer, and his mother.
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Kevin Scanlon Jenai used to work in human resources. She has a 5-year-old son. Asked if she ever thinks her new profession is immoral or wrong, Jenai rolls her eyes and says, "My son has to eat and have clothes ... and this isn't going to be a lifetime career."
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Kevin Scanlon Jenai used to work in human resources. She has a 5-year-old son. Asked if she ever thinks her new profession is immoral or wrong, Jenai rolls her eyes and says, "My son has to eat and have clothes ... and this isn't going to be a lifetime career."
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Kevin Scanlon After her and her husband's business tanked, Scarlett, 33, "started looking for something to do to make the most money for my family. And what sells? Sex always sells."
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Kevin Scanlon After her and her husband's business tanked, Scarlett, 33, "started looking for something to do to make the most money for my family. And what sells? Sex always sells."
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